“The San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2023,” which began in 2000 and has become one of the most influential liquor competitions in the world, was held in the United States in April 2023! This year, more than 3,000 spirits were entered in the competition, and happily, our country’s whiskies won …
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[May 16 and 23, 2023 Release] Single Malt Japanese Whisky Fuji (Kirin)
A new single malt whisky will be released by Kirin Brewery Company, Limited. “Fuji,” which has been focused on grain whisky, will finally be available as a single malt, with the release of “Kirin Single Malt Japanese Whisky Fuji” on May 16 and “Kirin Single Malt Japanese Whisky Fuji 50th …
Read More »JAPANESE FES 2022 in TOKYO Report
Last year, on December 17 (Sat.) and 18 (Sun.), 2022, the Institute of Whisky Culture hosted “JAPANESE FES 2022 in TOKYO“, a two-day event featuring a large collection of Japanese whiskies, gins, and spirits. We went to the event to check the latest Japanese whisky trends and provide valuable information …
Read More »[Review] Single Blended Japanese Whiskey Fuji
Kirin Single Blended Japanese Whiskey Fuji is the newest addition to the Fuji brand, which was introduced in 2020 and became a new standard in June of this year. Many Japanese craft whiskeys focus on local barley, but in the case of Kirin, they do not focus on the place …
Read More »Two new products to be released from Fuji Gotemba Distillery
“Kirin Single Blended Japanese Whiskey Fuji” will be available from the Fuji Gotemba Distillery of Kirin Brewery Company, Limited for a full year (approximately 4,700 cases shipped in the first year) from June 7, 2022, and from “Kirin Single Blended Japanese Whiskey Fuji 2022Masterpiece” will be available in a limited …
Read More »“World Whiskies Awards 2022” Japan Qualifier Results Announcement and List of Award Winners
The World Whiskies Awards, a whisky competition to select the best whisky in each category from among whisky entries from around the world, has announced the results of the preliminary rounds for each country for 2022. In this article, I will introduce the results of the first round in Japan, …
Read More »[KIRIN] The catalog page for Japanese whiskeys is now open!
We are pleased to announce the opening of the second edition of our new Japanese Whisky Catalog . We have compiled a lineup of Japanese whisky sales information scattered across the web, including information on manufacturers, brands, and products released in the past, in an easy-to-understand manner, in the hope …
Read More »【Review】 FUJI SANROKU 18 Year Blended Small Batch 2018
Fuji Sanroku 18 Year Old Blended Small Batch 2018 is a new version of Kirin Whisky Fuji Sanroku Blended 18 Year Old 2016, which in 2017 won its first gold medal at the International Spirits Challenge (ISC) 2017, the world’s leading liquor competition. It is a deep, mature and aromatic …
Read More »[Review] Kirin FUJISANROKU Nonchill Filtered BLENDE
The “non-chill filtered” process further evolves the delicious taste of the special “50° alcohol content” . It will be released on March 22, 2016. The non-chill-filtered method is a method of bottling whiskey without cooling and filtration to keep the flavorful ingredients in the whiskey. This method is mainly used …
Read More »【Review】富士山麓 (Fuji-Sanroku) Signature Blend
Fuji Sanroku Signature Blend” is a blended whisky created by the world’s best blending technology by carefully selecting raw spirits that have reached their peak of maturity. It is a blend of the world-renowned grain whiskies from Gotemba Distillery and the blending techniques of Master Blender Jota Tanaka, who won …
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